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The study of the mind in achieving peak tactical performanceenThu, 21 Mar 2019 18:28:53 GMTvBulletin60http://www.warriortalk.com/images/SeamusLight/misc/rss.pngWarrior Talk Forums - THE MIND DOJOhttp://www.warriortalk.com/
A STUDY OF MENTAL JUSTIFICATIONhttp://www.warriortalk.com/showthread.php?140708-A-STUDY-OF-MENTAL-JUSTIFICATION&goto=newpost
Wed, 13 Mar 2019 17:10:15 GMTThis from the laser thread. I think it needs its own discussion as this may be a factor in why so many good guys have been getting killed by bad guys lately. Hesitation truly kills. I have seen it personally. But where does this hesitation come from? One area is your predisposition toward certain actions.

I see great deal of effort spent trying to justify NOT shooting. If all your training and thinking and mental work is intended and designed to justify in your mind, NOT shooting, that is exactly what you are predisposed to do (or not do in this case). What is the basis of this? In my opinion, it is unjustified fear of the legal system, your own lack of skills, and fear of failing. As we have noted, fear can be mitigated, if not eliminated, by - wait for it - knowledge and training.

Nobody wants to shoot someone that doesn't deserve it, but if we wait to get full and complete corroboration of our perceptions and impressions, we give the bad guy an inordinate amount of time to carry out his mission. And his mission is shooting you. Some people are comfortable with putting the life of the bad guy ahead of their own and those they are responsible for in order to wait to get total confirmation out of a lack of confidence over what they see and think. Others are not, and will go with their first impressions. The gun pointed at you is not a toy and it is not a joke. The blinding dot is not a kid playing games, but rather an aiming module on a weapon. The military aged male with the beard and the back pack yelling Allahu Akhbar is not playing a prank.

It all depends on what you predispose yourself to do when faced with a sudden possible threat. Predisposition doesn't always mean instantaneous action, but it does mean you are far closer to taking action than you would be otherwise. And in my experience, it is easier to refrain from shooting when you are predisposed to doing so, than catching up in time when you are predisposed to not shoot.
]]>THE MIND DOJOGabriel Suarezhttp://www.warriortalk.com/showthread.php?140708-A-STUDY-OF-MENTAL-JUSTIFICATIONYou Now Have a Shorter Attention Span Than a Goldfishhttp://www.warriortalk.com/showthread.php?140699-You-Now-Have-a-Shorter-Attention-Span-Than-a-Goldfish&goto=newpost
Sun, 10 Mar 2019 15:12:18 GMTRead the article...or don't. What does this suggest for the future of learning, or of teaching when people cannot even pay attention?

The average attention span for the notoriously ill-focused goldfish is nine seconds, but according to a new study from Microsoft Corp., people now generally lose concentration after eight seconds, highlighting the affects of an increasingly digitalized lifestyle on the brain.

Watch the video first. Now...you notice a man pointing a red laser at you (could be a green one...don't over think it). Use the flowchart and justify why you shot him.
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